Leeds is a core partner in a new Doctoral Training Programme that will tackle key polar science questions with a reduced ...

Representatives from the water, marine and maritime sectors across the UK and Ireland will come together in Leeds to help ...

Sticky substances released by living microbes can make an important contribution to carbon storage on soil minerals, according to new research.

On Wednesday 7 October, Professor Paul Morris gave the opening lecture in the Faculty of Environment and Social Sciences Inaugural Lecture Series – a series which celebrates the achievement of ...

The politics of devolved decision-making to cities has put the spotlight on how transport affects economic performance. Transport schemes are now judged and prioritised on their expected economic ...

ZEV-UP aims to develop an innovative and user-centric Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) for both passenger and goods transportation in advanced and emerging markets. The ZEV-UP vehicle is sustainable, ...

The School of Food Science and Nutrition are pleased to announce five fully funded PhD studentships on alternative proteins. Successful candidates will join the National Alternative Protein Innovation ...

A team of researchers led by the University of Leeds modelled the potential impact of wolves in four areas classified as Scottish Wild Land, where growing red deer populations eating tree saplings is ...

Net energy refers to the energy available to society after the energy requirements of the energy system are used. Previously, researchers have analysed the net energy implications of the energy ...

As the effects of climate change become more severe, some researchers disagree about the desirability and feasibility of further economic growth in high-income countries. Recently, the case has been ...

The outcomes support our view that we are a world-leading centre for Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Science of global impact and influence. The REF is the system for assessing the quality and ...

An international team of geoscientists including Professor Benjamin Mills has discovered that, contrary to present scientific understanding, ancient volcanoes released carbon dioxide (CO2) into the ...